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The2015 San Francisco mayoral election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect theMayor ofSan Francisco,California. Incumbent MayorEd Lee won re-election to a second term in office.[1][2] All local elections in California arenonpartisan.
In November 2015, incumbent Mayor Ed Lee declared that he would stand for reelection for a second term as mayor.[3] State SenatorMark Leno had considered running but ultimately decided against it.[4][5] Former MayorArt Agnos,City AttorneyDennis Herrera,Public DefenderJeff Adachi and former State AssemblymanTom Ammiano all also declined to run. Initially, local media speculated that Lee would run for reelection unopposed.[6] Lee was ultimately opposed by five candidates: Kent Graham, Francisco Herrera, Reed Martin,Stuart Schuffman, and Amy Farah Weiss.[7]
Municipal elections inCalifornia are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties.Instant-runoff voting, also known as ranked-choice voting, was used in the election. Lee was reelected with a majority of the vote in the first round of votes, and no transferring of votes was required.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Lee (incumbent) | 105,298 | 55.3 | |
| Francisco Herrera | 28,638 | 15.0 | |
| Amy Farah Weiss | 23,099 | 12.1 | |
| Stuart Schuffman | 18,211 | 9.6 | |
| Kent Graham | 8,775 | 4.6 | |
| Reed Martin | 4,612 | 2.4 | |
| Write-in candidates | 1,764 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 184,021 | 100.0 | |
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